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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Part III.—Of the variations in the Proportion between the respective Values of that sort of Produce which always affords Rent, and of that which sometimes does, and sometimes does not, afford Rent. (continued 3)

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PRICES OF WHEAT.

Years XII. Price of the Quarter of Wheat each Year. Average of the different Prices of the same Year. The Average Price of each Year in Money of the present times.

L. s. d. L. s. d. L. s. d.

1202 0 12 0 - - - 1 16 0

1205 0 12 0 0 13 4 0 15 00 13 5 2 0 3

1223 0 12 0 - - - 1 16 0

1237 0 3 4 - - - 0 10 0

1243 0 2 0 - - - 0 6 0

1244 0 2 0 - - - 0 6 0

1246 0 16 0 - - - 2 8 0

1247 0 13 5 - - - 2 0 0

1257 1 4 0 - - - 3 12 0

1258 1 0 0 0 15 0 0 16 00 17 0 2 11 0

12704 16 0 6 8 05 12 0 16 16 0

12860 2 8 0 16 00 9 4 1 8 0

Total, 35 9 3

Average price, 2 19 1¼

1287 0 3 4 - - - 0 10 0

12880 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 6 0 1 8 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 9 4 0 3 0¼ 0 9 1¾

12890 12 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 10 8 1 0 0 0 10 1½ 1 10 4½

1290 0 16 0 - - - 2 8 0

1294 0 16 0 - - - 2 8 0

1302 0 4 0 - - - 0 12 0

1309 0 7 2 - - - 1 1 6

1315 1 0 0 - - - 3 0 0

1316 1 0 0 1 10 0 1 12 0 2 0 0 1 10 6 4 11 6

1317 2 4 0 0 14 0 2 13 0 4 0 0 0 6 8 1 19 6 5 18 6

1336 0 2 0 - - - 0 6 0

1338 0 3 4 - - - 0 10 0

Total, 23 4 11¼

Average price, 1 18 8

1339 0 9 0 - - - 1 7 0

1349 0 2 0 - - - 0 5 2

1359 1 6 8 - - - 3 2 2

1361 0 2 0 - - - 0 4 8

1363 0 15 0 - - - 1 15 0

1369 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 2 9 4

1379 0 4 0 - - - 0 9 4

1387 0 2 0 - - - 0 4 8

1390 0 13 4 0 14 0 0 16 0 0 14 5 1 13 7

1401 0 16 0 - - - 1 17 6

1407 0 4 4¾ 0 3 4 0 3 10 0 8 11

1416 0 16 0 - - - 1 12 0

Total, 15 9 4

Aver. price, 1 5 9½

1423 0 8 0 - - - 0 16 0

1425 0 4 0 - - - 0 8 0

1434 1 6 8 - - - 2 13 4

1435 0 5 4 - - - 0 10 8

1439 1 0 0 1 6 8 1 3 4 2 6 8

1440 1 4 0 - - - 2 8 0

1444 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 2 0 8 4

1445 0 4 6 - - - 0 9 0

1447 0 8 0 - - - 0 16 0

1448 0 6 8 - - - 0 13 4

1449 0 5 0 - - - 0 10 0

1451 0 8 0 - - - 0 16 0

Total, 12 15 4

Aver. price, 1 1 3⅓

1453 0 5 4 - - - 0 10 8

1455 0 1 2 - - - 0 2 4

1457 0 7 8 - - - 0 15 4

1459 0 5 0 - - - 0 10 0

1460 0 8 0 - - - 0 16 0

1463 0 2 0 0 1 8 0 1 10 0 3 8

1464 0 6 8 - - - 0 10 0

1486 1 4 0 - - - 1 17 0

1491 0 14 8 - - - 1 2 0

1494 0 4 0 - - - 0 6 0

1495 0 3 4 - - - 0 5 0

1497 1 0 0 - - - 1 11 0

Total, 8 9 0

Aver. price, 0 14 1

1499 0 4 0 - - - 0 6 0

1504 0 5 8 - - - 0 8 6

1521 1 0 0 - - - 1 10 0

1551 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1553 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1554 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1555 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1556 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1957 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 2 13 4 0 17 8½ 0 17 8½

1558 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1559 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1560 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

Total, 6 0 2½

Average price, 0 10 05⁄12

1561 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1562 0 8 0 - - - 0 8 0

1574 2 16 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0

1587 3 4 0 - - - 3 4 0

1594 2 16 0 - - - 2 16 0

1595 2 13 0 - - - 2 13 0

1596 4 0 0 - - - 4 0 0

1597 5 4 0 4 0 0 4 12 0 4 12 0

1598 2 16 8 - - - 2 16 8

1599 1 19 2 - - - 1 19 2

1600 1 17 8 - - - 1 17 8

1601 1 14 10 - - - 1 14 10

Total, 28 9 4

Average price, 2 7 5⅓

PRICES OF THE QUARTER OF NINE BUSHELS OF THE BEST OR HIGHEST PRICED WHEAT AT WINDSOR MARKET, ON LADY-DAY AND MICHAELMAS, FROM 1595 TO 1764, BOTH INCLUSIVE; THE PRICE OF EACH YEAR BEING THE MEDIUM BETWEEN THE HIGHEST PRICES OF THOSE TWO MARKET-DAYS.

Wheat per Quarter.

Years.L.s.d.

1595200

1596280

1597396

15982168

15991192

16001178

160111410

1602194

16031154

16041108

160511510

16061130

16071168

16082168

16092100

161011510

16111188

1612224

1613288

1614218½

16151188

1616204

1617288

1618268

16191154

16201104

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26)5406½

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2169⁄13

Wheat per Quarter.

Years.L.s.d.

16211104

16222188

16232120

1624280

16252120

1626294

16271160

1628180

1629220

16302158

1631380

16322134

16332180

16342160

16352160

16362168

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16)4000

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2100

Wheat per Quarter.

Years.L.s.d.

16372130

16382174

16392410

1640248

1641280

1642[26]000

1643[26]000

1644[26]000

1645[26]000

1646280

16473130

1648450

1649400

16503168

16513134

1652296

16531156

1654160

16551134

1656230

1657268

1658350

1659360

16602166

16613100

16623140

16632170

1664206

1665294

16661160

16671160

1668200

1669244

1670218

1671220

1672210

1673268

1674388

1675348

16761180

1677220

16782190

1679300

1680250

1681268

1682240

1683200

1684240

1685268

16861140

1687152

1688260

16891100

16901148

16911140

1692268

1693378

1694340

16952130

16963110

1697300

1698384

1699340

1700200

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60)15318

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2110½

Wheat per Quarter.

Years.L.s.d.

17011178

1702196

17031160

1704266

17051100

1706160

1707186

1708216

17093186

17103180

17112140

1712264

17132110

17142104

1715230

1716280

1717258

171811810

17191150

17201170

17211176

17221160

17231148

17241170

1725286

1726260

1727220

17282146

17292610

17301166

173111210

1732168

1733184

173411810

1735230

1736204

17371180

17381156

17391186

17402108

1741268

17421140

17431410

17441410

1745176

17461190

174711410

17481170

17491170

17501126

17511186

17522110

1753248

17541148

175511310

1756253

1757300

17582100

175911910

17601166

17611103

17621190

1763209

1764269

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64)129136

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20618⁄64

Wheat per Quarter.

Years.L.s.d.

173111210

1732168

1733184

173411810

1735230

1736204

17371180

17381156

17391186

17402108

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10)18128

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11731⁄5

Wheat per Quarter.

Years.L.s.d.

1741268

17421140

17431410

17441410

1745176

17461190

174711410

17481170

17491170

17501126

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10)16182

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11394⁄5

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